Luke 1:58

58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

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Luke 1:58 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
English Standard Version (ESV)
58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.
New Living Translation (NLT)
58 And when her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her.
The Message Bible (MSG)
58 Her neighbors and relatives, seeing that God had overwhelmed her with mercy, celebrated with her.
American Standard Version (ASV)
58 And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very kind to her, and they shared her joy.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
58 Then her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her His great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very kind to her. They shared her joy.

Luke 1:58 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:58

And her neighbours, and her cousins
That lived in Hebron, and the parts adjacent, whether of the house of Aaron, or of the tribe of Judah; to both which she was related, and who dwelt near her, the priests in the city of Hebron, and the children of Judah in the places about it:

heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her;
or "had magnified his mercy with her"; see ( Genesis 19:19 ) in removing her barrenness, and so taking away her reproach from among men; in giving her strength to conceive, and bring forth a son, that was to be so great, as the prophet of the Highest; and more than a prophet, and greater than any born of women:

and they rejoiced with her:
as the angel had foretold they should, ( Luke 1:14 ) The Persic version reads, "with him, Zacharias"; having rendered the other clause thus, though wrongly, "hearing that God had poured out his mercy on the house of Zacharias"; see ( Romans 12:15 ) .

Luke 1:58 In-Context

56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.
58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,
60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
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